Monday's Marriage Moment -- Mary or Martha?

And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38 - 42

Have you ever thought about the many roles you play or the many things you have to do? If your life is like mine the list can be daunting. In a single day you could: get up early, have devotional time with God, exercise, cook breakfast,go to work, run errands, wash clothes, clean, fold and put away clothes, spend time with family, visit a friend/loved one, pick up grocery, attend a meeting, take a child to practice, etc., etc., etc. Over a period of time those things can add up and quickly seem overwhelming if not kept in the proper perspective. You must prioritize. Our society promotes having a balance of work, family, friends, and the like. My problem with that is that balance implies that somehow I am going to get all of these things to be equal. They can't be. They don't have the same level of weight -- importance. My family is of more importance to me than time spent on myself. My devotional time is more important than my work. You have to decide what is most important, but I am sure that you will agree that every aspect of your life has a different level of importance.

Martha faced this dilemma of priority in Luke 10:38 - 42. Jesus and his crew were visiting her home (that she shared with Mary), and she was stressed. She was busy with preparations. I am sure that you can identify. When you are excited about guests coming you want everything perfect. You want the food to be great. You want the house to be spotless. There is much to be done. The problem is that Martha was so entangled in what she needed to do that she forgot why she was doing it. Jesus, the Messiah, was sitting in her house. She got so caught up in the stuff that she missed what was most important -- fellowship with our Savior.

Don't get so caught up in what you are doing that you forget why you are doing it. Don't forget so caught up in taking care of your family that you forget the family that you are taking care of. Don't get so distracted by work that you forget why you are working. Don't get so overwhelmed in the ministry God gave you that you forget the people that He gave you to minister to. Take the time to do the important stuff, but you must remember what is most important. There is nothing that weighs the same as being in God's presence! Stop trying to balance it all and put it in proper order.

May God bless you as you seek His order this week!